Professional statute overview
Enactment structure, operative effect and source provenance
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Purpose and legislative effect
“A municipal governing body may require people to attend and give testimony or produce records, documents, or things for inspection, copying, or examination when useful for municipal governance.”
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Enacted 1977. The date shown identifies this source expression and should not be treated as proof that no later change exists.
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A municipal governing body may require people to attend and give testimony or produce records, documents, or things for inspection, copying, or examination when useful for municipal governance.
Section 10-3-610
A municipal governing body may require a person to attend and give testimony or produce records, documents, or things for inspection, copying, or examination when needed or useful for municipal governance.
Section 10-3-610(1)
The governing body may adopt ordinance-based procedures for issuing subpoenas, or issue subpoenas in its own name under the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure.
Section 10-3-610(2)
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Source and current-law status
In force source record
Source record from le.utah.gov · Enacted 1977
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